Uh, Jamestown was very much a business proposition funded by the Virginia Company in London.
And, if I remember correctly, so was the predecessor settlement on Roanoke Island in present day-North Carolina. Unfortunately, the Disney version of "Pocahontas" tends to muddle folks' minds.
61 posted on 07/11/2008 2:40:28 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
(Off balance sheet liabilities...they're not just for Enron anymore!)